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General Function

Control of the body's internal environment

Control

Involuntary

Effector

Heart muscles, muscles and glands.

Effect on target organ

Excitation or inhibition

Nerve to target organ

2 Sets. (Sympathetic & Parasympathetic)

Efferent (Motor) Pathway

Two nerve fibres from the CNS to the heart muscles and glands.

Neurotransmitters

Acetylcholine or Noradrenaline